Rotate Object

You can rotate an object around a movable origin
(or pivot point) to create unusual effects. Rotating lets you turn an
object on its side, upside down, or any other angle you choose.

Code, text, table, or foreign objects may not be skewed.
However, if you want to rotate text, add it as a title object. Be careful
not to resize the title object, or the text may become distorted.

The easiest way to rotate an object is manually
in the Work Window using your mouse. With an object selected and
the Object Edit button in the Components Bar activated,
you can click and drag the objectís four rotation control points in a
circular motion to rotate the object in either clockwise or counter-clockwise
direction. You will know that your mouse is over you have grabbed a rotation
control point when your mouse pointer becomes a double-sided curved arrow.
As you drag, the angle of the rotation is displayed in degrees near the
mouse pointer.

An object will always rotate around its origin.
In an object that has never before been rotated, you can find its origin
in the center of the object. You can click and drag the origin anywhere
in the Work Window. This will change the behavior of the object
as it rotates.

You can rotate an object
to change its orientation.

You can also rotate a selected object clockwise
in 1-degree increments by pressing and holding the CTRL key while pressing
the Right or Down arrow keys. Similarly, you can rotate a selected object
counter-clockwise in 1-degree increments by pressing and holding the CTRL
key while pressing the Left or Up arrow keys.

When the Snap Grid is enabled, you can temporarily override
the Snap Grid by pressing the Shift key while rotating an object with
your mouse. For more information, see Snap Grid.

You can reset a rotated object to it original orientation
by pressing and holding the CTRL key while pressing the Left and Right
arrow keys or the Up and Down arrow keys.

If you require precision when rotating objects,
you can use the X and Y Rotate controls in either the Object
Editor or Rotation control the Quick Properties Editor.
You can select an object to rotate, and then use the controls to adjust
the rotation in 1 degree increments. For more information, see Object
Editor Dialog Box and Quick
Properties Editor Dialog Box .

Rotating an Object

Use any of the following procedures to rotate an
object:

In the Work Window:

Click the Object Edit button: in the Components Bar.

In the Work Window, select the object that
you want to rotate. For more information, see Select
Object.

If you want to rotate the object tightly around its own center, proceed
to step 4

OR

If you want to make broader rotation transformations,
click and drag the objectís pivot point to another location in the Work
Window.

Click one of the four rotation control points that
appear on the objectís bounding box, and drag it in a circular motion
to rotate the object.

You can rotate a selected
object clockwise in 1-degree increments by pressing and holding the CTRL
key while pressing the Right or Down arrow keys. Similarly, you can rotate
a selected object counter-clockwise in 1-degree increments by pressing
and holding the CTRL key while pressing the Left or Up arrow keys.

You can reset a rotated
object to it original orientation by pressing and holding the CTRL key
while pressing the Left and Right arrow keys or the Up and Down arrow
keys.

Using the Quick
Properties Editor:

In the Work Window, select the object that
you want to rotate.

Press the ALT+Q keyboard shortcut

OR

Click the Quick Properties Editor button: in the Components Bar

OR

Select Object>Quick Properties Editor.

The Quick Properties Editor dialog box will
open.

Click the Object Tab.

Use the Rotate spinner to change the rotation angle

OR

Enter a rotation angle degree value (0.00 to 360.00
degrees) in the box. The object will be rotated to a new angle.

Using the Object
Editor:

In the Work Window, select the object that
you want to move.

Press the ALT+O keyboard shortcut

OR

Click the Object Editor button: in
the Align Bar

OR

Select Object>Object Editor.

The Object Editor dialog box will open.

Click the Transformations Tab.

Use the Rotation spinner to change the rotation angle

OR

Enter a rotation angle degree value (0.00 to 360.00
degrees) in the box.

When you are finished, click OK. The dialog
box will close, and the object will be rotated to a new angle.